
350 The Essential Guide to Serial ATA and SATA Express
8.1.2 Micro SATA
The internal Micro SATA connector (Figure 8.9) was introduced around 2007 and was specifically
designed to enable the connection of a slim 1.8-inch form factor HDD to the Serial ATA interface.
The internal Micro Serial ATA connector uses the 1.27-mm pitch configuration for both the
signal and power segments.
The signal segment has the same configuration as the internal standard Serial ATA connector.
The power segment provides the present voltage requirement support of 3.3 V and includes a
provision for a future voltage requirement of 5 V.
In addition, there is ...